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REPORT 



OF THE 



Commission Appointed by the Governor 



TO DETERMINE THE POSITION 
OF THE 



Missouri Troops at Vicksburg. 



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IKFFERSON CITY MO 

COMPANY, STATE PRINTERS AND BINDERS 



REPORT 



OF THE 



Commission Appointed by the Governor 



TO DETERMINE THE POSITION 
OF THE 



Missouri Troops at Vicksburg. 



1901-1902. 




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JEFFERSON CITY MO 

TRIBUNE PRINTING COMPANY, STATE PRINTERS AND BINDERS j 



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On motion of Mr. Golden 500 copies ordered printed, February 23, 1903. 

JOB TALL, Ciiief Clerk. 



In Exchange 

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REPORT. 



To His Excellency, A. 'M. Dockery, Governor of the State of JMissouri. 
Sir — Pursuant to the provisions of an act of the 41st General As- 
sembly of the State of Alissouri, entitled, "An act authorizing the ap- 
pointment of a commission to ascertain and determine the position of 
Missouri troops in the siege and defence of Vicksburg and to make an 
appropriation to pay the necessary traveling expenses of said cons'-iis- 
sion, approved April 17th, 1901," the commission has the honor to sul)- 

iUit herewith its final report. 

Your obedient servant, 

D. C. COLEMAN, Chairman. 
\\AI. BULL, Secretary. 

Commission to determine positions of Alissouri troops in the siege 
?'.nd defence of Vicksburg. 

GENL. D. C. COLEAL\N, Chairman, 
GENL. F. AL COCKRELL, 
CAPT. FRANK L. PITTS, 
CAPT. JAMES SYNNAAION, 
LIEUT. JNO. A. HOGUE, 
CAPT. W. T. ERATN, 
COL. ROBT. BUCHANAN. 
COL. DAVID /AIURPHY. 
CAPT. JNO. T. CROWE. 
GENL. BERNARD G. FARRAR. 
COL. WILLIAM BULL, Sec'y. 

FINAL REPORT. 

In pursuance to the terms of the act passed by the legislature of the 
State of Alissouri and approved April 17, 1901, a copy of which is hereto 
appended, marked Exhibit A, under which the undersigned -.vere ap- 
pointed a commission to locate the positions of all Alissouri Federal and 
Confederate troops which took part in the siege and defense of Vicks- 
burg in 1863, as called for by an act of Congress, approved February 21, 
1899, a copy of which is also hereto appended, marked Exhibit B, we 
lirst determined the organizations of the Federal troops which took parr 



in said siege, as shown by Exhibit C, and now report rcgardinq- tlie re- 
spective locations and services of these troops in the investing- line, to- 
gether with our recommendations regarding the estabhshment and loca- 
tion of markers or tablets indicating such positions, as shown by Exhibit 
J). W'e then determined the organizations of the Confederate troops 
which took part in the defense, as shown by Exhibit E. and report re- 
garding the respective locations and services of those troops in the line 
of defense, together with our recommendations regarding the establish- 
ment and location of markers or tablets indicating such positions as shown 
by Exhibit F. 

We have attached hereto a map showing the position of the Tdissouri 
troops both in the investing line and the line of defense. 

And the commissioners unanimously recommend that twj monu- 
nii nts be erected at said park, one to the Missouri Confederate troops 
?:?d one to the ^Missouri Union troops, and that markers or tablets be put 
up designating the different positions or locations hereinafter recom- 
mended, all with suitable inscriptions, and further recommend that an 
pppropriation of fifty-five thousand dollars be made for that purpose — fiftv 
thousand dollars for said monuments and five thousand dollars for mark- 
ers or tablets and for the expenses of a commission which it is recom- 
mended be created to carry out above recommendations. 

No more worthy cause for the expenditure of public money can be 
suggested than one which hands down to posterity the heroic sacrifices of 
their State's sons in causes which they deemed just and righteous. Ihe 
precious lives offered up on the alter of their country in this terrific contest 
are worthv of such recognition and make the cost of these monuments and 
tablets appear insignificant. The State of Missouri has no brighter page 
in its grand history than that written by its troops in this siege and de- 
fense of Vicksburg. 



Respectfully submitted. 



Attest : 
WM. BULL, Secretarv. 



D. C. COLE^lAX, 
ROBT. BUCHAXAX. 
JNO. T. CRO^VE, 
DAVID ^lURPHY, 
F. M. COCKRELL, 
JAS. SYXXAMOX, 
JNO. A. HOGUE, 
W. J. ERVIN, 
F. L. PITTS, 
B. G. FARRAR. 



EXHIBIT "A."' 
COMMISSIOX TO LOCATE TROOPS AT VICKSBURG. 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of 3*Iissonri as 

follows : 

Section i. That the Governor of the State be and he is hereby 
authorized to appoint a commission consistino^ of ten members, five 
from the Missouri soldiers who were in the Federal army, and five from 
the Missouri soldiers who were in the Confederate army at the siesje 
and defense of A'icksburg- in the year 1863. and a secretary for said 
commission. Each member of the commission shall have served with 
honor in the siege and defense of said city and with the army which he 
is appointed to represent, and serve with commission without pay, 
except his necessary traveling expenses. 

Section 2. That it shall be the duty of said commission to co- 
operate with the national park commission in ascertaining and deter- 
mining the positions of each Missouri organization in the siege and 
defense of said cit}- and also to recommend in their report to the Gov- 
ernor of the State such subsequent legislation as will, in the opinion* 
of the commission, permanently and suitably mark the positions thus 
ascertained and worthily commemorate the valor and services of Mis- 
souri soldiers in the campaign, siege and defense of said city. 

Section 3. That the sum of one thousand dollars, or so much 
thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated 
out of the funds in the state treasury, not otherAvise appropriated, to 
be drawn and used b}- said commission to pay the necessary traveling 
expenses while discharging the duties aforesaid on presentation of 
such certified vouchers as the auditor may direct. 

Section 4. Said commission shall make a full report of the exe 
cution of its trust to the Governor on or before January 15. 1902. 

Approved April 17th, 1901. 

EXHIBIT "B." 

The Mckburg Xational Park was established by act of Congress, 
approved by the President February 21, 1899. Its provisions are as 
follows : 

(PUBLIC XO. 62.) 

An act to establish a Xational Military Park to commemorate the 
campaign, siege and defense of Mckburg. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 

L'uited States of America in Congress assembled : 



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That in order to commemorate the campaign and siege and de- 
fense of Vicksburg, and to preserve the history of the battles and od- 
erations of the siege and defense on the ground where they were 
fought and were carried on, the battlefield of Vicksburg, in the State 
of Mississippi, is hereby declared to be a national militarA' park 
whenever the title to -the same shall have been acquired by the United 
States and the usual jurisdiction over the lands and roads of the same 
shall have been granted to the United States by the State of Missis- 
sippi; that is to say, the area enclosed by the following lines, or so 
much thereof as the commissioners of the park may deem necessary, 
to wit : Beginning near the point Avhere the grave^-ard road, now 
known as the City Cemetery road, across the lines of the Confederate 
earthworks, thence north about eighty rods, thence in an easterly di- 
rection about 120 rods, thence in a southerly direction, and keeping as 
far from the line of the Confederate earthworks as the purposes of 
the park may require and the park commission, to be hereinafter 
named, may determine, but not distant from the nearest line of Con- 
federate earthworks more than i6o rods at any part, to a point about 40 
. rods south and from 80 to 160 rods east of Fort Garrott. also known as the 
"Square Fort," thence in a westerly direction to a point in the rear 
of the said Fort Garrott, thence in a northerly direction across the line 
of the Confederate earthworks and to a point about 200 feet iii the 
rear of the said line of Confederate earthworks, thence in a general 
northerly direction, and at an approximate distance of about 200 ie<;t 
in the rear of the line of Confederate earthworks as the conformation 
of the ground may require, to the place of beginning. This to const'- 
tute the main body of the park. In addition thereto a strip of land 
about 264 feet in width along and including the remaining part of the Con- 
federate earthworks, namely, from the north body of said north body of 
the park to and including Fort Hill or Fort Nogales on the high hill over- 
looking the national cemetery, and from the south part of said main body 
of the park to the edge of the bluff at the river below the city of Vicks- 
burg; and also in addition thereto a strip of land about 264 feet in width, 
as near as may be along and including the Federal lines opposed to the 
Confederate line herein, above named and not included in the main body 
of the park ; and in further addition 'thereto such points of interest as the 
commission may deem necessary for the purposes of the park and the sec- 
retary of war may approve ; the whole containing about one thousand two 
hundred acres, and costing not to exceed forty thousand dollars. 

Section ±. That the establishment of the Vicksburg Nat'onal 
Military Park shall be carried forward under the control and direction 
of the secretary of war ; and the secretary of war shall, upon the pas- 



sage of this act, proceed to acquire title to the same by a voluntary 
conveyance or under the act approved August ist, 1888, entitled "An 
act to authorize the condemnation of land for sites of public build- 
ings, and for other purposes," or under act approved February 22. 
1867, entitled "An act to establish and protect national cemeteries," 
as he may elect or deem practical ; and when title is procured to all 
of the lands and roads within the boundaries of the proposed park, 
as described in section one of this act, he may proceed with the estab- 
lishment of the park ; and he shall detail an officer of the engineer 
corps of the army to assist the commissioners in establishing the park. 

Sec. 3. That the secretary of war is hereby authorized to enter 
into agreements of leasing upon such terms as he may prescribe, with 
such occupants or tenants of the lands as may desire to remain upon 
it, to occupy and cultivate their present holding upon condition that they 
will preserve the present buildings and roads and the present 
outline of field and forest, and they will only cut trees or un- 
derbrush under such regulations as the secretary of war may pre- 
scribe, and that they will assist in caring for and protecting all tablets, 
monuments, or such other artificial works as may from time to time 
be erected by proper authority: provided, that the United States shall 
at all times have and retain full right, power and authority to take pos 
session of any and all parts or portions of said premises and to remove 
and expel therefrom any such occupant, tenant or other person or per- 
sons found thereon whenever the secretary of war or the commission- 
ers shall deem it proper or necessary ; and such right, power and au- 
thority shall be reserved in its expressed terms in all leases and agree- 
ments giving or granting such occupant or tenant the right to remain 
in possession as herein contemplated ; and thereupon said occupant or 
tenant or other persons who may be required to vacate said premises 
shall each and all at once surrender and deliver up the possession 
thereof. 

Sec. 4. That the afifairs of the Vicksburg National Military Park 
shall, subject to the supervision and direction of the secretary of war, 
be in charge of three commissioners, to be appointed by the secretary 
of war, each of whom shall have served at the time of the siege and 
defense, in one of the armies engaged therein, two of whom shall have 
served in the arm}- commanded by General Grant and one in the army 
commanded by General Pemberton. The commissioners shall elect 
one of their number chairman; they shall also elect, subject to the ap- 
proval of the secretary of war, a secretary, who shall be historian, and 
who shall possess the requisite qualifications of a commissioner, and 



they and the secretary shall have an oftice in the city of Vicksburg, 
^Mississippi, or on the grounds of the park, and be paid such compen- 
sation as the secretary of war shall deem reasonable and just. 

Sec. 5. That it shall be the duty of the commissioners named in 
the preceding section, under the direction of the secretary of war, to 
restore the forts and the lines of fortification, the parallels and the ap- 
proaches of the two armies, or so much thereof as may be necessary 
to the purposes of this park ; to open and construct and to repair such, 
roads as may be necessary to such purposes, and to ascertain and mark 
with historical tablets or otherwise, as the secretary of war may de- 
termine, the lines of battle of the troops engaged in the assaults and 
the lines held by the troops during the siege and defense of Vicks- 
burg, the headquarters of General Grant and of General Pemberton, 
and other historical points of interest pertaining to the siege and de- 
fense of Vicksburg within the park or its vicinit}^; and the said com- 
missioners in establishing this military park shall also have authority 
under the direction of the secretar}' of war to do all things necessary 
to the purposes of the park, and for its establishment imder such reg- 
ulations as he may consider best for the interests of the government, 
and the secretary of war shall make and enforce all needful regulations 
for the care of the park. 

Sec. 6. That it shall be lawful for any state that had troops en- 
gaged in the siege and defense of Vicksburg to enter upon lands of 
the Vicksburg National Military Park for the purpose of ascertaining 
and marking lines of battle of its troops engaged therein : Provided, 
that before any such lines are permanent!}^ designated the position of 
the lines and the proposed methods of marking them by monuments, 
tablets, or otherwise shall be submitted to and approved by the secre- 
tary of war, and all such lines, designs, and descriptions for the same 
shall first receive a written approval of the secretary of war, which 
approval shall be based upon formal written reports which must be 
made to him in each case by the commissioners of the park ; and no 
monument, tablet, or other designating indication shall be erected or 
placed within said park or vicinity without such written authority of 
the secretary of war. Provided, that no discrimination shall be made 
against any state as to the manner of designating lines, but any grant 
made to any state by the secretary of w^ar may be used by any other 
state. The provisions of this section shall also apply to organizations 
and persons ; and as the Vicksburg National Cemetery is on the 
ground partly occupied by Federal lines during the siege of Vicks- 
burg, the provisions of this section, as far as may be practical, shall 



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apply to monuments or tablets designating such lines within the lim- 
its of that cemetery. 

Sec. 7. That if any person shall, except by permission of the 
secretary of war. destroy, mutilate, deface, injure, or remove any 
monument, column, state memorial structure, tablet, or work of art 
that shall be erected or placed upon the grounds of the park by law- 
ful authority, or shall destroy or move any fence, railing, enclosure, 
or other work intended for the protection or ornamentation of said 
park, or any portion thereof, or shall destroy, cut, hack, bark, break 
down, or otherwise injure any tree, bush, or shrub that ma}- be grow- 
ing upon said park, or shall cut down or fell or remove any timber, 
battle relic, tree, or trees growing or being upon said park, or hunt 
within the limits of the park, or shall remove or destroy any breast- 
works, earthworks, walls, or other defenses or shelter or any part 
thereof constructed by the armies formerly engaged in the battles, on 
ihe lands or approaches of the park, any person so offending and 
found guilty thereof, before any United States commissioner, or court, 
justice of the peace of the county in which the offense may be com- 
mitted, or any court of competent jurisdiction, shall for each and every 
such offense forfeit and pay a fine in the discretion of the court of the 
United States or justice of the peace, according to the aggravation of 
the oft'ense, of not less than five nor more than five hundred dollars, 
one-half for the use of the park and the other half to the informant, 
to be enforced and recovej-ed before such United States commissioner, 
or court, or justice of the peace or other court in like manner as debts 
of like nature are now b}' law receivable in the several counties where 
the oft'ense ma}' be committed. 

Sec. 8. That to enable the secretary of war to begin to carry 
out the purposes of this act including the condemnation or purchase 
of the necessary land, marking the boundaries of the park or opening 
or repairing necessary roads, restoring the field to its condition at the 
time of the battle, maps and surveys, material, labor, clerical, and 
all other necessary assistance, and the pay and expenses of the commis- 
sioners and their secretary and assista'nts, the sum of sixty-five thous- 
and dollars, or such portion thereof as may be necessary, is hereby 
appropriated, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appro- 
priated and disbursements under this act shall require the approval 
of the secretary of war, and he shall make annual reports of the same 
to Congress. 

Approved February 21, 1899. 

Authority to mount guns was given by a subsequent act of Con- 
gress. 



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In accordance with the provisions of the act, commissioners were 
appointed by the honorable secretary of war, March ist, 1899. The 
commission consisted of Gen. Stephen B. Lee of Mississippi, chair- 
man ; Capt. Wm. T. Rigby of Iowa, and Col. Jas. G. Everest of Illi- 
nois, with Gen. John S. Kountz of Ohio as secretary and historian, and 
Capt. Chas. L. Longley of Iowa, clerk of the commission. This com- 
mission acts under the direction of the honorable secretar}' of war. 

EXHIBIT "C." 

The following regiments, batteries and detached companies were 
in the investing line under General Grant : 

INFANTRY. 

Third Missouri Infantry — Lieut. -Col. Theodore Meumann. 
Sixth Missouri Infantry — Lieut.-Col. Ira Boutell. 
Seventh Missouri Infantry — Capt. Robert Buchanan. 
Eighth Missouri Infantry — Lieut.-Col. D. C. Coleman. 
Tenth Missouri Infantry — }dajor Francis C. Diemling. 
Eleventh Missouri Infantry — Col. Andrew J. Weber. 
Twelfth Missouri Infantry — Col. Hugo Wangelin. 
Seventeenth Missouri Infantry — Col. Francis Hassendeubel. 
Twenty-sixth Missouri Infantry — Capt. Benj. D. Dean. 
Twenty-seventh Missouri Infantry — Col. Thomas Curley. 
Twenty-nnith Missouri Infantry — Col. James Peckham. 
Thirtieth Missouri Infantry — Lieut.-Col. Otto Schadt. 
Thirty-first Missouri Infantr}^ — Lieut.-Col. Sam'l P. Simpson. 
Thirty-second Missouri Infantry — Major A. J. Seay. 

DETACHED COMPANIES. 

Twenty-fourth ^lissouri Infantry, Company "E" — Lieut. Daniel 
Driscoll. 

Thirty-fifth ^^lissouri Infantry. Company 'T" — Lieut. Chas. Loch- 
biler. 

First Regiment Engineer ^Missouri Volunteers — Major Flad. at- 
tached to the general headquarters. Department of the Tennessee. 

ARTILLERY. 

Battery "A," First Missouri Light Artiller_v— Capt. Geo. W. Sco- 
fleld. 

Battery "B,'' First ^Missouri Light Artiller}- — Capt. ]\Iartin Wel- 
flev. 



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Battery "C," First ^Missouri Light Artillery — Capt. Chas. j\Iann. 

Battery "E," First Alissoiiri Light Artiller}- — Capt. Nelson Cole. 

Battery "F," First Missouri Artillery — Capt. Joseph Foust, 

Battery "M," First 3iIissouri Light Artillery — Lieut. Junius Vv. 
jMacMurray. 

Battery "F," Second Missouri Light Artillery — Capt. Clemens 
Landgraeber. 

CAVALRY. 

Fourth Missouri Cavalry, Company "F" — Lieut. Alex ^lueller. 

Sixth Missouri Cavalry, Seven Companies — Col. Clark Wright. 

Tenth Missouri Cavalry, Company "C" — Capt. Dan'l W. Ballon. 

Showing that [Missouri was represented in the siege line by twen- 
ty-seven organizations ; the position of each will hereafter be indi- 
cated according to the Brigade, Division and Corps in which it was 
incorporated. 

The National Park Commission will place tablets to mark the 
positions of each Army Corps, Division and Brigade, leaving it to the 
several states of the Union to designate the positions of its regiments 
and other organizations. 

A\'e give here the location of each brigade and the number of ]\Iis- 
souri organizations therein. 

EXHIBIT "D." 

The regiments and organizations of }*Iissouri troops in the Federal 
Army, engaged in the Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., were located in the in- 
vesting line and rendered service in the siege as follows, beginning on 
the extreme right of said investing line on the north side of Vicksburg, 
where the Mississippi river makes its southward bend or course and 
where the National Cemetery is now located, viz. : 

15th Army Corps, Major General Wm. T. Sherman, commanding. 
First Brigade commanded by Col. Fred IManter and Col. B. G. Farrar. 
General Fred Steele's First Division of above corps included the follow- 
ing Missouri organizations, the names of their respective commanders 
being given in each case, towit : 

1. 27th Missouri Infantry, Col. Thomas Curley. 

2. 29th ^Missouri Infantry, Col. James Peckham. 

3. 30th Missouri Infantry, Lieut. Col. Otto Schadt. 

4. 31st Missouri Infantry, Lieut. Col. Samuel P. Simpson. 

5. 32nd Missouri Infantry, ^lajor Abram J. Seay. 

There was attached to said Division (6) Battery F, 2nd Missouri 
Light Artillery, Capt, Clemens Landgraeber. 



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This Brigade was on the extreme right of the Hne on the first day 
of the investment, occupying the north side of a ridge upon which Bat- 
tery F. of the 2nd ^Missouri Artillery took its first position on the line 
and which it retained during the entire siege and which should be marked 
for it. 

Companies B and K. of the 30th ^Missouri Infantry under command 
of Captain Leo Rassieur of that regiment, under order from General 
Steele, made a charge upon the Confederate Sharpshooters occupying 
the white frame house immediately to the south of the ridge last men- 
tioned and situated on a line with the advance Confederate rifle pits. 
They won that position and the rifle pits leading towards the river which 
v.-ere held to the end of the siege. In the night of the 19th of jNIay, 
these companies were relieved by details from the 2nd Brigade of Steele's 
division and that Brigade thereafter held the extreme right of the line 
and with details from the first brigade made covered approaches toward 
the Confederate line, near the river, which work was terminated by a deep 
ravine which prevented further progress. This position should be 
marked for the three Missouri regiments in the 2nd brigade. The first 
brigade composed in part of the ^Missouri regiments first named when re- 
lieved as before stated on [May 20, took a position in the investing line 
on the left of the 2nd brigade, its right resting immediately to the left of 
the position of the battery of naval guns commanded by Lieut. Commander 
T. O. Selfridge, JS. S. X.. which position should be marked for these 
regiments. 

Wood's second Brigade of Steele's First Division contained the 
following ]^Iissouri organizations, to-wit : 

7. 3rd Missouri Infantry, Lieut. Col. Theodore Meumann. 

8. I2th ^lissouri Infantry, Col. Hugo Wangelin. 

9. 17th Missouri Infantry, Col. Francis Hassenduebel, afterwards 
Lieut. Col. John F. Cramer. 

Their position in the investing line on and after ]\Iay 20th was on the 
extreme Federal Right and should be marked for them. On May 22, 
when the general assault took place the 3rd, 12th, 17th, 30th and 31st Mis- 
souri were ordered to make a charge to the left of their regular positions 
and the front line composed of the 12th Alissouri in part reached the 
pit in front of the Confederate earthworks at the place about half way 
between the river and the north east angle of the Confederate works, where 
their assault took place. The 12th ^Missouri Infantry, lost 108 officers and 
m.en killed and wounded out of 360 officers and men brought into that 
action and its advance position on that day in front of the Confederate 
earthworks should be marked for it. 



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3>Io\ver"s Second Brigade. Gen. James ^I. Turtle's third division of 
above corps included (loj. The nth ^Missouri Infantry. Colonel Andrew 
J. Weber. This brigade participated in the assault of ^May 22nd, in which 
the regiment lost 92 officers and men killed and wounded. The flag of 
the nth Missouri was placed on the outer slope of the stockade Redan 
on the graveyard road, which place should be marked for it. 

After making an expedition to Alechanicsburg and one to Richmond. 
La., the regiment was on duty on the Louisiana shore opposite Mcks- 
burg. where Colonel Weber, its commander was killed. Lieut. Colonel 
Wm. L. Barnum succeeded him as regimental commander. 

In front of Ewing's third brigade, Major Gen'l Frank P. Blair's, 
2nd Divison 15th Army corps was (11) Company I. 35th Missouri In- 
fantry, Lieutenant C. Lochbiler. engaged in the work of constructing 
saps and mines approaching the main bastion on Graveyard road, indcr 
the direction of the L'nited States Engineer Corps, which position should 
be marked for it. 

Gen. Giles A. Smith's First Brigade. Gen. Frank P. Blair's 2nd 
\ Division, included (12) the 6th Missouri Infantry. Lieutenant Colonel 
, Ira Boutell and ( 13) the 8th [Missouri Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel D. 
/ C. Coleman. These regiments participated in the assault on the 
stockade Redan, situated on the graveyard road. May 19th. approaching 
the Redan from the north, which should be marked for them. In the 
assault of Alay 22nd. these regiments advanced with their brigades, the 
6th on the right of the 8th, and in conjunction with Ransom's brigade of 
the 17th Army Corps charged the Confederate line south of the stock- 
ade Redan and north of Glass' Bayou which place should be marked for 
them. During the siege these regiments with their brigades constructed 
approaches against the lunette of the stockade Redan. (14) Company 
C, loth jMissouri Cavalry, Captain Daniel W. Ballon was assigned to 
Blair's division headquarters and participated in the assaults of May 
19th and May 22nd, which should be marked for it. 

17th Army Corps, ]\Iajor General J. B. iNIcPherson commanding. 
Stevenson's Third Brigade. Logan's Third Division including (15) the 
7tli regiment Missouri Infantry, Captain Robert Buchanan, holding the 
right of the brigade, its right resting on the Jackson wagon road which 
should be marked for it. The left of the regiment rested immediately 
in front of the left Battery McPherson, as indicated by Colonel Buchanan, 
one of the commissioners. This regiment formed the advance of Steven- 
son's brigade in the assault of May 22nd. losing 102 officers and men 
killed and wounded, including several color bearers in the eft'ort to plan: 
its flag on the slope of Fort Hill, described in Confederate reports as the 
3rd Louisiana Redan, and its advance position should be marked. After 



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that date the regiment furnished details to assist the engineer corps in 
the coustruction of the approaches and mines, penetrating the base of 
said Fort Hill. 

3ilc Arthur's 6th Division of the 17th Army corps had attached to it 
( 16) Battery C, First Missouri Light Artillery, Captain Charles ]\Iann. 
Its position in the siege line was on the extreme right of Ransom's 
2nd brigade in the line of the batteries and should be marked for it. 

Boomer's 3rd brigade, Quinby's Seventh division of above corps in- 
cluded (17) the 26th Missouri Infantry, Captain Benjamin D. Dean com- 
manding. It was posted to the left of Stevenson in the investment line 
ing. It was posted to the left of Stevenson in the investment line 
v.diich should be marked for it. It participated in the assault of May 
22nd, first in front of its own position and later in the day marched 
to the left to reinforce General Carr's division of AlcClernand's 13th 
Army Corps, after which it resumed its original position in rear of 
Battery DeGolyer, which position should be marked. ,Colonel Geo. 
B. Boomer of this regiment while commanding the brigade was killed in 
the assault of ]\Iay 22nd. 

Holmes' Second brigade, same division, included (18) the loth 
^Missouri Infantry, Alajor Francis C. Deimling, commanding and (19) 
Company E, 24th Missouri Infantry, Lieutenant Daniel Driscoll com- 
manding. Their position in the brigade to the left of Boomer's brigade 
in the investment line should be marked for them. Assigned to this 
division was (20) Battery M., ist [Missouri Light Artillery, Lieutenant 
J. W. ]\IacMurray. The position of this battery was, however, during 
the siege, in front of Logan's Third Division south of the Jackson wagon 
road and has the distinction of being the first battery placed in the in 
vesting line, which position should be marked for it. In this division 
was (21) Company F, 4th ^Missouri Cavalry, Lieutenant Alexander. 
}vlueller, serving as escort to the division commander, and its position 
should be marked for it, as said division headquarters. 

13th Army Corps, Major General John A. ]\IcClernand commanding 
and afterwards '[Major General E. O. C. Ord. 

General Hovey's 12th division of above corps had attached to it 
{22) Battery A, ist [Missouri Light Artillery, Captain George W. Sec* 
field. Its position was with Slack's Second brigade which held the right 
of the division in the investment line and south of the Vicksburg & 
Jackson railroad and immediately in front of the Square Fort of the Con- 
federate line, which should be marked for it. 

Attached to the headquarters of General Peter J. Osterhaus, 9th 
Division of this corps there were seven companies of (23) the 6th ?>Iis- 
souri Cavalry, Colonel Clark Wright commanding, which rendered val- 



uable service at many places during- the siege and for whom a tablet 
should be erected at the headquarters of the division. 

(24) First Regiment Engineers, ■Missouri Volunteers, Major Henry 
Flad commanding also known as the "Engineer Regiment of the \\'est,"' 
attached to the Department of the Tennessee was stationed at Young's 
Point opposite A'icksburg until 'Slay 23rd, the day following the last as- 
sault, when it was orderfed to cross the river and take position between 
!McClernand's I3tli Army Corps and Lauman's division of the i6th Army 
Corps, where it remained until ordered to Haines Bluff under General 
Sherman. Its position in the line should be marked accordingly. 

Herron's Division unattached, ]\Iajor General Frank J. Herron com- 
manding. This division included (25) Battery E, Captain Nelson Cole 
(26) Battery B, Captain ^Martin Welfley and (27) Battery F, Captain 
Joseph Foust. These batteries constituted the 2nd battalion. First !Mis- 
souri Light Artillery, Major David ]\Iurphy, Chief of Artillery, rein- 
forced by two naval 42-pounder rifled guns which were furnished by the 
Commander of the Gunboat Benton of the Mississippi River Squadron, 
U. S. N. The gun crews were furnished from the infantry of the com- 
mand. Herron's division held the extreme left of the investment line 
on the Mississippi River below Vicksburg from and after June 15, 1863. 
Batteries E and F were attached to A'andever's First Brigade and Bat- 
tery B to Colonel W. \\'. Orme's Second Brigade. 

The brigade lines will skirt the interior border of Union Avenue, 
which avenue v.-ill be constructed on the outside of the investing lines, 
so that the tablets erected by the State of '^Missouri, to locate the ordinary 
positions of the organizations will occupy places in this brigade line and 
should correspond to the general positions occupied in each brigade by the 
separate }*Iissouri organizations, whose valor and service it is intended 
to commemorate. 

Special tablets showing advanced positions occupied or taken bv the 
respective organizations at great hazard or wath great loss and indicating 
the rendering of special service, should be placed at those points approxi- 
mately where such service was performed as hereinbefore located. 

It is recommended that these tablets should be of ]Missouri granite 
and contain such inscriptions and data as will be appropriate, subject to 
the regulations prescribed in the act of Congress creating the Vicksburg 
National ]\Iilitarv Park herewith submitted and made a part hereof. 



i6 

Reported losses of JMissouri troops (Union) from 3iay i5lh to 22nd, 



186: 





May 15, 16th. 


May 19th. May 


21 and 22d. 






K 


W M 


K 


W 


M 


K 


W 


M 


O 
tr. 
in 


Srd Missouri 


■ 








1 


3 
2 
9 

10 


12 
13 
93 

40 

3 

85 

82 


3 


IS 














25 




43 


7th Missouri ■ 








102 


8th Missouri 








7 


19 
3 




76 


10th Missouri 


7 


35 


3 


51 


11th Missouri 




7 
26 


92 


12th Missouri 








1 


3 







112 


24th Missouri 




1 




1 


26th Missouri 


IS 


fi<) 




2 

1 


::::::r':::: 


- 


16 
1 




107 


30th Missouri 


1 


6 




10 


31st Missouri 









1 


5 


6th Cavalry 


2 1 1 








3 


1st and 2nd Artillerv 












2 








4 








1 












1 
27 i lOS 


3 1 14 61 j 


60 


348 j 3 


624 



EXHIBIT "E." 

The following- named org-anizations of Confederate troops from the 
State of Missouri were engaged in the defence of Mcksburg: 

IXFAXTRY. 

1st and 4th Infantry (temporarily consolidated). Col. Amos C. Riley. 
2nd Infantry, Lieut. Col. Pembroke S. Senteny, Alaj. Thomas 'M. 
Carter. 

3rd Infantry, Col. William R. Cause, ^laj. James K. AIcDowell. 

5th Infantry, Col. James McCown. 

6th Infantry. Col. Eugene Erwin. Alaj. Stephen Cooper. 

CAVALRY (Dismounted). 

1st Cavalry, INIaj. William C. Parker. 
3rd Cavalry, Capt. Felix Lotspeich. 

ARTILLERY. 

Dawson's (St. Louis) Battery. Capt. William E. Dawson. 

Guibor's Battery, ist Lieut. W'illiam Corkery, 2nd Lieut. Corn.elius 
Heffernan. 

Landis' Battery, ist Lieut. John M. Langan (Capt. John C. Landis, 
of this battery was acting chief of artillery of Bowen's division). 

Lowe's (Jackson) Battery, Capt. Schuyler Lowe, ist Lieut. Thomas 
B. Catron. 

Wade's Batterv, ist Lieut. Richard C. Walsh. 



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EXIIir.lT "F." 

The iMissouri troops in the Confederate Army engaged in the de- 
fense of Vickshurg were organized and rendered service as follows : 

BOWENS' DIVISION. 

Maj. Gen. John S. Bowen, commanding First (Missouri) J'.rigade. 
Col. Francis INI. Cockrell, 2nd Missouri Infantry, commanding. 

ist and 4th Missouri Infantry (temporarily consolidated), Col. Amos 
C. Riley. 

2nd IMissouri, Lieut. Col. Pemhroke S. Senteny, Maj. Thomas M. 
Carter. 

3rd Missouri Infantry, Col. Wm. R. Cause, IMaj. Jas. K. Mc];)o\veII. 

5th Missouri Infantry, Col. James McCown. 

6th IMissouri Infantry, Col. Eugene Edwin, Maj. Stci)hcn Coo])er. 

Guihor's Missouri Battery, ist Lieut. Wm. Corkery, 2nd Lieut. Cor- 
nelius Heffernan. 

Landis' Missouri Battery, ist Lieut. John M. Langan (Capt. John 
C. Landis, of this battery, was acting chief of artillery: of Bowen's di- 
vision). 

Wade's Missouri Battery, ist Lieut. Richard C. Walsh. 

On May i8th, 1863, the brigade took position in support of General 
Martin L. Smith's division on the extreme left of the defensive lines. 
Here it suffered the loss of i man killed and 8 men wounded. During 
the night of the i8th day of May, 1863, the brigade withdrew in the rear 
of the main line, in the rear of the right of Brigadier General Baldwin's 
brigade, and was held in reserve to re-enforce any part of the line. About 
two p. m. on the 19th inst., the Federal forces massed a large force in 
front of General Baldwin's brigade, evidently for an assault. Seeing this 
massing of troops, the 5th Missouri, under Col. McCowen, was moved to 
the support of General lierber's left and the ist and 4th Missouri, under 
Col. Riley, were moved to the support of the line at the Stockade on the 
Graveyard road, between General Flerbert's left and General Shoup's 
right, and the 2nd IMissouri, under Lieut. Col. Senteny, to the support 
of the 27th Louisiana Regiment on General Shoup's right, and the 6<h 
Missouri, under Col. Erwin, to the support of General Vaughn's brigade, 
on the extreme left, then threatened, and the 3rd Missouri, under Col. 
Cause, was held in readiness to re-enforce any point. 

A fierce and determined assault was made and was repulsed, and was 
the first assault made upon the main line of the defenses. The Brigade 
lost 8 killed and 62 wounded. 

M T— 2 



i8 

On May 22nd, the 5th IMissoiiri occupied a line on the right of the 
36th Mississippi Regiment in General Herbert's brigade, the 3rd Mis- 
souri occupied the stockade and the redan to its right, on the Graveyard 
road, five companies of the 2nd Missouri occupied a portion of the line 
of the 27th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry, and the other five companies of 
the 2nd Missouri were in reserve, six companies of the ist and 4th Mis- 
souri were in the trenches with the 36th Mississippi Regiment, and one 
company of the same regiment occupied the Redan to the right of lhe 
36th Mississippi Regiment, and the remaining 3 companies and the 6th 
A'lissouri were in reserve. 

About two p. m. on this day, May 22nd, a general assault was made 
by the Federal forces, and a particularly determined assault on the lines 
indicated w'as made and gallantly repused. Diu'ing this assault, the 6th 
jNIissouri was sent to re-enforce Brigadier General Moore's line and then 
to re-enforce General Herbert's line, north of the Jackson Road. In this 
day's struggle the brigade lost 28 killed and 95 wounded, and the 3rd 
Missouri Regiment suffering most severely, losing 12 killed and 52 
wounded. 

On ]\Iay 23rd, to June 25th, this brigade was held in reserve, and 
moved from point to point on the whole line, accordingly as different 
points of the line were threatenctl, sometimes on the left, then on the right 
and then in the center, to the support of almost every brigade, working ;!ay 
or night as necessary to strengthen the defenses, having casualties by death 
or wounds almost daily. 

On June 25th, the 6th Missouri, under Col. Eugene Erwin, was in 
reserve in rear of 3rd Louisiana Infantry, occupying the Redan on the 
Jackson road, in General Herbert's line. About 4 p. m. of the 25th day of 
June, a mine under this 3rd Louisiana Redan w^as exploded and a furious 
assault was made. General Herbert, in his official report says, "As soon 
as any indication of an attack became apparent. Col. Eugene Erwin 
moved his reserve regiment (the 6th Missouri Infantry), to the line. At 
the assault he gallantly attempted to lead some of his men to follow him 
over the parapet. Whilst on the top, he was instantly killed. In him 
the Army lost a true and distinguished soldier, one who promised to gain 
high rank and position. At about 10 p. m. Col. James McCown, with 
his 5th ]\Iissouri (Infantry) Regiment reported for re-enforcement. * "^ 
Col. Cockrell, however, soon appeared in the trenches as Commander of 
the two Missouri regiments and at once brought the 5th to the line, gen- 
erously relieving three companies of the fatigued 3rd Louisiana. The 
brave Missourians have added laurels to their already glorious renown." 

During this 25th day and night, the 5th Missouri lost i killed and 
7 wounded, and the 6th Missouri lost 3 killed and 26 wounded. 



19 

On the night of Jnnc 2f)lh tlic 2n(\ IMissonri, under Lieut. Col. Sen- 
teny was moved to this Redan. 

On June 24th one-half of the 3rd Missouri was sent to reheve C.en- 
eral AI. E. Green's right and to till out his Hue, (ieneral (ireen to place 
his men so relieved thereby in reserve and so remained there to th.e sur- 
render. 

On July 1st, another mine was exploded under the 3rd Louisiana 
Redan, making- a fearful breach through a portion of this Redan aiid a 
terriiic fire opened at short range and was concentrated on this ])oint. 
It was heM at the time by the Oth Missom-i and the 3rd Louisiana. Im- 
mediately after the explosion, the 2nd Missouri, under Lieut. Ool. .Senteny, 
being- in reserve in the rear, was moved to the l)reach and about (') p. m. 
relieved the 6th Regiment. The C)th Missouri this day lost 8 killed and 
48 wounded, and the 2nd Missouri lost 3 killed and 35 wounded, manv 
of whom soon after died of their wounds. Among- the killed was the gal- 
lant Lieut. Col. Pembroke S. Senteu}- of the 2nd Missouri, a model soldier 
and officer. 

On this evening-, the ist and 4th Missouri, uwlvr Col. Riley, which 
had been supporting other parts of the line, was moved to this Redan and 
tliese four regiments, the ist and the 4th Missouri, the 2nd, 5th and ^th 
Missouri Infantry relieved each other every six or twelve hours there- 
after. The 1st and 4th Missouri occupied this perilous ])oint during- July 
2nd, and late that evening was sent to re-enforce General Uarton's line, 
on the extreme right. 

The Brigade, not having guns enough for its artillerymen during the 
siege, they were placed in charge of guns of other commands at different 
points of the line. The total losses during the defensive operations were 
as follows : 





Comm 


md. 


1 

1 Killed. 


Wounded. 


Total. 








IS 


70 
80 

ss 

52 

]:;3 

G 

4 


GS 


2nd MisPoui'l 






1 


IOC 








1 18 


101 








1 20 




nth Missouri 1 III! 


ICO 


I.andis' Battery . i 1 


10 


\\'ade's Battery .. 
Guibor's Battery . 






1 1 


11 

5 


Grand total .. 


1 113 


44G 


559 



Regarding these losses, the brigade commander, in his report 
published in the ofificial records of the Union and Confederate armies, 
series i, volume 24, part 2, page 417, says: 



20 

"This is a loss in killed and wounded of over one-third of the 
whole brigade, and shows that this brigade was almost continuously 
during- the entire siege exposed to the enemy's fire, and at no time 
during this eventful siege did these troops ever waver or fail to go to 
or occupy any point, regardless of its exposure, and frequently had to 
and did occupy points on the line so exposed that other troops, al- 
though on their line, would give them up for these troops to occupy." 

The number of this brigade paroled at the time of the surrender 
was 123 officers and 1,415 men, a total of 1,538. 

Second Brigade, 

Brigadier-General Alartin E. Green, Commanding. 

This brigade was composed of four Arkansas regiments, two 
Arkansas battalions, the First and Third 'Missouri Cavalry Regi- 
ments (both dismounted), Dawson's (St. Louis) Missouri Battery, 
and Lowe's (Jackson) IMissouri battery. The Missouri organizations 
were commanded as follows: 

First Cavalry — i\Iajor William C. Parker. 

Third Cavalry — Captain Felix Lotspeich. i 

Dawson's Batter}- — Captain William E. Dawson. 

Lowe's Battery — First Lieutenant Thomas B. Catron. 

These troops, in conjunction with the brigade, took position on 
the evening of May i8th near the arsenal and acted as a reserve force, 
supporting different points on the main line. On the 22nd the First 
and Third Cavalry assisted in the repulse of the Union assault on 
Baldwin's ferry road. Returning to its former position near the 
arsenal, the brigade continued in reserve until the morning of ]\lay 
28th, when it occupied the trenches fronting the river below the city. 
On the 29th it moved to a position in front of and above the city in 
support of the heavy batteries. On June 2nd, its position was changed 
to the main line of defense, resting its left at the angle of the stockade 
Redan on the Graveyard road, and connecting its right with the left 
of Herbert's brigade, where it remained until the day of surrender. 

General Green, the brigade commander (a citizen of Missouri) 
was killed in the trenches June 27th, and command devolved upon 
Col. T. P. Dockery, Nineteenth Arkansas Infantry. 

The losses of the Missouri organizations belonging to this bri- 
gade are not officially reported distinct from the balance of the bri- 
gade. 

Colonel Elijah Gates, of the First Missouri Cavalry, dismounted, 
was captured at Big Black, on May 17th, and was not with his regi- 
ment during the siege. 



21 

As the First Missouri Brigade did not permanently have any 
part of the lines of defense assigned to it, and was considered in re- 
serve and only occupied the threatened portions of the line, no part 
of the line can be marked for it, and only tablets can be erected at 
the points where the different regiments were actually engaged and 
suffered losses. 

The Second Brigade of Bowen's division, on and after June 2nd, 
had a portion of the line which has been marked and will be shown 
by the Vicksl)urg National Military Park Commission, which will 
also place tablets to show where the First Missouri Brigade Regi- 
ments were in action, on May 19 and 22, and on June 25 and July 
I, 1863. 

Markers should be placed at the various points where the separ- 
ate organizations of that brigade and the Missouri batteries of both 
brigades were on duty on the line. 



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